TITLE:
A Systematic Review of Problem Based Learning in Education*
AUTHORS:
Mohamad Ikram Zakaria, Siti Mistima Maat, Fariza Khalid
KEYWORDS:
Problem Based Learning (PBL), Systematic Approach, Disciplines, Effect, Education
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.10 No.12,
November
28,
2019
ABSTRACT: The implementation of problem-based learning method in education within various disciplines of knowledge cannot
be denied. The method is able to improve the traditional learning paradigm
accommodating to the 21st century learning. The main aim of this review is to investigate the findings of studies related to the disciplines
involving Problem Based Learning and its effects on education. The study uses a
systematic approach analysis and synthesizes 43 articles from the year 2015 until 2018 including
peer review articles and full text articles from ERIC and Google Scholar. It shows that the quantitative approach
is the most used research method in investigating the disciplines applying PBL
and the effects of such method towards
education. This review involves various levels of education that use PBL as a
method of teaching and learning. Overall, the results of this study show that Mathematics education is the
discipline that uses PBL the most in teaching and learning. By and large, 95%
of its users believe that PBL has positive impacts towards education and can be used as an alternative method at any
level of education.